This documentation supports an earlier version of BMC Helix IT Service Management on-premises deployment.To view the documentation for the latest version, select 23.3.04 from the Product version picker.

Preparing for upgrade


Complete the following tasks before you upgrade BMC Helix Service Management by using the staged upgrade process:

Task

Action

Role

Additional information

1

Make sure that Helix Data Manager (HDM) server is available.

Verify that HDM server has drive space twice the size of your source database so that you have enough space for migration data export.

System administrator

2

Check the CMDB flattening status on the source system.

System administrator

3

Run the Configuration check utility and CDM denormalization utility.

System administrator

4

Analyze the result of the following utilities:

  • Configuration check
  • CDM denormalization

System administrator

Where to go from here

Next task

Back to process

If you are finished downloading the installation files, return to the Staged-upgrade-process.

 

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